Home » City Guide Archive

SF City Guides

41st Annual "St. Stupid’s Day" Parade41st Annual “St. Stupid’s Day” Parade
By - posted 3/28/2019
Fairs & Festivals

The Annual St. Stupid’s Day Parade is a celebration of stupidity. On April 1, it’s time for yet another parade in honor of Saint Stupid, patron saint of Civilizations and Parking Meters. 41st Annual St. Stupid’s Day Parade Monday, April 1, 2019 | Noon Embarcadero Plaza, 1 Market Street, San Francisco FREE This annual spring time event will celebrate more...

BOGO Free Ike's Sandwich DayBOGO Free Ike’s Sandwich Day
By - posted 3/28/2019
Freebies

Don’t worry. We love sandwiches too much to joke about them? On Monday, April 1, 2019, come to Ike’s for a free sandwich when you buy one at full price. All you have to do is show this picture. #AprilFoolsDay #IkesSandwiches #IkesLoveandSandwiches #BOGO Find an Ike’s near you. Make sure to more...

SF's "National Poetry Month" CelebrationSF’s “National Poetry Month” Celebration
By - posted 3/26/2019
Fairs & Festivals

April is National Poetry Month and the San Francisco Public Library has scheduled abundant programs to entice the entire community. From readings by world-renowned poets to films about national poets laureate, from poems in your pocket to blackout poetry crafts, the Library has something for everyone in honor of National Poetry Month. SF more...

2019 Embarcadero Center Wine Walk2019 Embarcadero Center Wine Walk
By - posted 3/24/2019
Get Out: Events

Get ready for the first ever Embarcadero Center Wine Walk on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Embarcadero Center has teamed-up with San Francisco Magazine to host the 2nd Annual Embarcadero Center Wine Walk. Not only will the tasting event include merchants offering wine samples inside stores throughout Embarcadero Center, but it’s the more...

Bernie Sanders Rally in SFBernie Sanders Rally in SF
By - posted 3/24/2019
Have Your Voice Heard

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders comes to San Francisco on Sunday, March 24 for a big rally at Great Meadow Park at Fort Mason as part of his candidacy for the 2020 presidential nomination. It’s free to attend the rally, but an RSVP is requested. Please note, there’s likely to be heavy more...

Check Out SF's Brand New Rain GardenCheck Out SF’s Brand New Rain Garden
By - posted 3/22/2019
City Discoveries

Join us from 10 am to noon for a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, March 23 as we open the McLaren Community Garden. We will have brief remarks, family-friendly gardening activities and a Visitacion Valley Green Nodes walking tour. McLaren Community Garden Reopening Celebration Saturday, March 23, 2019 | 10am McLaren Park Community more...

Glen Park "Peaks & Pints" HikeGlen Park “Peaks & Pints” Hike
By - posted 3/21/2019
Get Out: Events

Join in for a fun urban group hike through the city, capped off with celebratory drinks at the end. The hike will begin at Glen Park BART, then they’ll hike up through Glen Park Canyon. The park incorporates free-flowing Islais Creek, an extensive grassland with adjoining trees, striking rock outcrops, and more...

Color Fight! The 'Holi' Festival is Coming to the BayColor Fight! The ‘Holi’ Festival is Coming to the Bay
By - posted 3/21/2019
Celebrations

Holi is a Hindu spring festival known as the “festival of colors” or the “festival of love.” The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, the end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. While more...

2019 National Puppy Day2019 National Puppy Day
By - posted 3/20/2019
Celebrations

It’s National Puppy Day on March 23rd. Why? Because we all need a little more puppy love in this world. So celebrate your adorable pups, or just oogle at some of these photos along with us and dream of a warm snuggle. Here’s a few adorable local puppies enjoying some San Francisco sunshine:

2019 Macy's Flower Show2019 Macy’s Flower Show
By - posted 3/19/2019
Fairs & Festivals

Macy’s Union Square transforms into a space-inspired floral fantasy world during its 73rd annual Macy’s Flower Show. The annual Macy’s Flower Show is a stunning celebration of flowers, food, art and music. 2019’s season’s “Journey to Paradisios” transports fans into a multi-dimensional world of space, adventure, and discovery through florals and eccentrically landscaped gardens, more...

Persian New Year Fire Jumping FestivalPersian New Year Fire Jumping Festival
By - posted 3/18/2019
Fairs & Festivals

Jump over a bonfire for “Chaharshanbeh Souri: Festival of Fire” to shake off the darkness of winter and welcome the brightness of spring, a Persian ritual passed down since ancient Zoroastrian times. In Iran (and parts of Afghanistan and India), it is customary for people to create bonfires in front of more...

Free Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cone DayFree Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cone Day
By - posted 3/17/2019
Celebrations, Eat & Drink

Dairy Queen is celebrating their 79th anniversary on the first day of spring by hooking up everyone with a free small vanilla soft-serve cone with the signature curl on top. There’s not a DQ in San Francisco proper, but there’s plenty a short drive away. But take note that this deal more...

San Francisco's St. Patrick's Day ParadeSan Francisco’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By - posted 3/16/2019
Fairs & Festivals

The West Coast’s largest Irish event celebrating Irish history and culture. The Parade will start at the corner of Market and Second Streets where over a hundred colorful floats, Irish dance troupes and marching bands will wind their way to Civic Center Plaza. 168th San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, March 16, 2019 more...

SF's Epic Wedding Dress Pub CrawlSF’s Epic Wedding Dress Pub Crawl
By - posted 3/15/2019
Only in San Francisco

Don a wedding dress and join the Brides for this annual San Francisco tradition at the 21st annual Brides of March.  Join in to parade through the heart of San Francisco, strolling through Union Square, shopping at fancy stores and drinking in local bars with your fellow brides. All you need for this event is more...

Free Uber/Lyft Home on St. Patty's DayFree Uber/Lyft Home on St. Patty’s Day
By - posted 3/14/2019
Holidays

To help keep everyone safe on the way home, St. Paddy’s Day revelers in the Bay Area, as well as the Tri-Valley area (Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon, and Danville), and Sacramento can get their cab rides home paid for all night and into the morning (until 10 am). Law firm GJEL more...